diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4c466511..00b8a40f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.2</version>
+          <version>3.5.4</version>
           <configuration>
             <reportNameSuffix>sponge_log</reportNameSuffix>
           </configuration>